Banana Jam

Found bananas on sale at the store so I dug out this great recipe for "Banana Jam".


Banana Jam

5 each ripe bananas
3 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2/3 cup fresh orange juice or water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean split in half
1 lengthwise and cut into 1/3s
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon banana liqueur (optional)

Peel the bananas and thinly slice or mash with a fork.

Place the bananas in a heavy saucepan with the lime juice, orange juice, sugar,
vanilla bean and salt, and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and gently simmer the banana jam until htick, about 30 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the banana liqueur and remove the pan from the heat.
Leave the vanilla bean in the jam - it's pretty.

Spoon the jam into three 6-ounce canning jars that have been
sterilized. Fill the jars to with-in one-eighth inch of the top.
Screw on the lids. Invert the jars for 5 minutes, then reinvert. Let
the jam cool to room temperature.

Store the jam in a cool, dark place. Refrigerate the jam once
opened; it will keep for several weeks.

There you - better even than using the bananas in banana bread.

Don @ Jam Recipes

No Cook Peach Jam

Finally found a no cook recipe for peach Jam.

No Cook Peachy Orange Jam

1 orange
2 1/2 cup peaches, finely chopped
1/3 cup maraschino cherries, chopped 2 tablespoon lemon juice
5 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 pkg certo fruit pectin crystals

Grate orange rind. Section orange, remove membrane. Dice sections and put into a large bowl with rind. Add peaches, cherries, lemon juice and sugar.

Mix well. Let stand 10 minutes.

Combine water and Certo in a small saucepan.

Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Stir pectin into fruit mixture for 3 minutes until most of sugar is dissolved.

Pour into clean jars or plastic containers. Cover tightly with
lids and let stand at room temperature til set. (may take 24 hours)

Store in freezer or for 3 weeks in frig. Makes 6 1/2 cups

Enjoy - Don @ Jam Recipes

Peaches

The farmers market had a great assortment of peaches. I'm going to dig out my peach preserves recipe and make up a batch. If it turns out I'll post the recipe here.

Don @ Jam-Recipes

Strawberries

My love of jam's and jellies began when I found out, as a kid, I was allergic to a lot of the fruit that I loved to eat.

When I found out a year or two later that I could eat strawberry jam and tomato preserves, I was hooked.

Don @ Jam-Recipes